The Bank of England’s troubles started at the dawn of the Great War. On July 31, 1914, large crowds stood outside the doors of the Bank’s Threadneedle Street headquarters looking to convert their bank balances and bank notes into gold coins before the August Bank Holiday. The Austro-Hungarian Empire had just declared war against Serbia, following a mont…
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